With 6FIT officially wrapping up for the winter session. I wanted to share my WINNING! (Sorry, not the in evil manner of Courtney of The Bachelor) moment from all the hard work!
Gina had us take our measurements before and after 6FIT. The results are in: I lost about 5 pounds (I say about because my weight does tend to fluctuate but it is fluctuating on the lower end of that 5 pounds off now).
My chest (thank goodness, don't need to lose anything there) stayed about the same and so did my arms (also thank goodness because my arms are super puny. would have liked to add some bulk here, maybe next 6FIT).
In my waist I lost 1.25 inches (whoa!) and in my hips (read: butt) I also lost 1.25 inches. No wonder those jeans are fitting better! My right and left thighs lost .5 inches and .75 inches respectively.
Moral of the story is, I lost inches in all the right places and I'm so happy about this! I'm really hoping this spurs many of you on to join me in the next 6FIT. It is a program that is designed to meet you where you are at, no experience or fitness required!
Thanks so much DanceFIT studio! I look forward to my virtual classes this month and am eagerly awaiting the next 6FIT starting 3/26/12, please sign up and join me!
www.dancefitstudio.com
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Marathon
If 6FIT was a marathon, we would be in the last couple of miles.
That being said, it is more important than ever to finish strong. If you don't cross the finish line in the marathon then every thing you did leading up to that was for naught. The same thing is true if you don't finish strong in 6FIT.
I have heard so many people saying that their clothes are fitting better, they have lost weight and they have better habits. We have 6 more days (including today), to solidify our results and feel so much better about who we are.
I asked my husband if he thought I looked any different as opposed to when I began. He said I definitely looked more toned but the bigger thing he noticed as a change was how I felt about myself. He has said that he can tell I feel so much better about myself.
It's true, I feel healthier, feel better about myself and just more content. 6FIT has been a wonderful experience that I will definitely do again.
So here's to finish our marathon strong, dig deep and let's kick our own tails! Thanks for following me in this journey and I look forward to sharing my final results soon!
That being said, it is more important than ever to finish strong. If you don't cross the finish line in the marathon then every thing you did leading up to that was for naught. The same thing is true if you don't finish strong in 6FIT.
I have heard so many people saying that their clothes are fitting better, they have lost weight and they have better habits. We have 6 more days (including today), to solidify our results and feel so much better about who we are.
I asked my husband if he thought I looked any different as opposed to when I began. He said I definitely looked more toned but the bigger thing he noticed as a change was how I felt about myself. He has said that he can tell I feel so much better about myself.
It's true, I feel healthier, feel better about myself and just more content. 6FIT has been a wonderful experience that I will definitely do again.
So here's to finish our marathon strong, dig deep and let's kick our own tails! Thanks for following me in this journey and I look forward to sharing my final results soon!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Say It Ain't So!
I cannot believe there is just a little over a week left of 6FIT! There is a large part of me that wishes it could just continue because the accountability and cheerleading keeps me motiviated to stay on track.
Let me paint you a picture. Two months ago, I was working full time and never worked out, sometimes forgot to eat (altogether, until my hubs would ask if I had eaten that day) and on other days, I ate candy, soda, chips and veggies and fruits were an afterthought. I never ate breakfast, maybe a coffee. Everything in my house was processed (food) and I could not motivate myself to get on the treadmill at all, even after I quit my job.
Through 6FIT, my habits are SO MUCH BETTER! I eat balanced meals three times a day with a snack (healthy!). Most of my food intake daily is fresh veggies and fruits and I drink a ton of water. I have not had soda since starting 6FIT (if I only accomplished this during this time, I would be happy), and I don't really miss it! I work out 6 days a week, sometimes hard, sometimes a little easier, but a work out nonetheless!
Let me be the first to say that none of this would have happened without 6FIT. I would say if you even have a small inkling of wanting to do this program, DO IT! It will change your life and make you so much healthier.
Although this 6FIT is ending next Sunday, the next 6FIT begins on 3/26/12. And you better believe I will be back on board and doing this whole crazy thing again! If you are reading this, you can do it. Although the DanceFIT studio is based out of Boston, MA; I have done all of this (including the Skype virtual classes) from my home in Virginia.
So please join me in March and get in on the best program! I look forward to seeing you in the program (and maybe on my team!) in the near future. I will attach the studio's link below, just go to the 6FIT link in the top bar of the webpage and make sure (if you are not located in Boston) to chose the remote (virtual) 6FIT option.
Stay tuned next week to see what my actual physical progress was with this program! Happy Thirsty Thursday 6FITTERS!
http://www.dancefitstudio.com/
Let me paint you a picture. Two months ago, I was working full time and never worked out, sometimes forgot to eat (altogether, until my hubs would ask if I had eaten that day) and on other days, I ate candy, soda, chips and veggies and fruits were an afterthought. I never ate breakfast, maybe a coffee. Everything in my house was processed (food) and I could not motivate myself to get on the treadmill at all, even after I quit my job.
Through 6FIT, my habits are SO MUCH BETTER! I eat balanced meals three times a day with a snack (healthy!). Most of my food intake daily is fresh veggies and fruits and I drink a ton of water. I have not had soda since starting 6FIT (if I only accomplished this during this time, I would be happy), and I don't really miss it! I work out 6 days a week, sometimes hard, sometimes a little easier, but a work out nonetheless!
Let me be the first to say that none of this would have happened without 6FIT. I would say if you even have a small inkling of wanting to do this program, DO IT! It will change your life and make you so much healthier.
Although this 6FIT is ending next Sunday, the next 6FIT begins on 3/26/12. And you better believe I will be back on board and doing this whole crazy thing again! If you are reading this, you can do it. Although the DanceFIT studio is based out of Boston, MA; I have done all of this (including the Skype virtual classes) from my home in Virginia.
So please join me in March and get in on the best program! I look forward to seeing you in the program (and maybe on my team!) in the near future. I will attach the studio's link below, just go to the 6FIT link in the top bar of the webpage and make sure (if you are not located in Boston) to chose the remote (virtual) 6FIT option.
Stay tuned next week to see what my actual physical progress was with this program! Happy Thirsty Thursday 6FITTERS!
http://www.dancefitstudio.com/
Monday, February 13, 2012
Paralyzed
Have you ever had one of those days where you have so much to do that you don't know where to start? I guess this ties back to one of my previous posts about being a perfectionist.
I have all of these rules in my head about things. Take cleaning the house for example: I always dust before I vacuum so if I need to vacuum I feel like things are out of place if I don't also dust. Or something that hits more closely to 6FIT, if I have a goal in mind, such as working out in the morning and then I don't do it, my whole day becomes derailed. I cannot accomplish anything else on my list of tasks because I have not worked out yet.
Clearly this is a waste of time. I guess it goes without saying that I am a very task driven individual who likes lists. This is all well and good until it paralyzes me from moving forward.
Today I really needed to clean my house, it is a disaster! However because I felt I had not gotten up early enough to make it a 'productive day', I continued to procrastinate and paralyzed my to do list. I thought of many reasons to put it off until tomorrow because then I could accomplish the task 'correctly'. Sometimes I am able to just push through these feelings but today I really struggled.
And then something miraculous happened (okay, maybe not a miracle), the UPS man showed up at my door. A delivery! Has anyone ever watched Confessions of a Shopaholic? There is a point in the movie where her love interest asks her why shes shops to excess. She responds that she does it because when she shops, the world gets better. As a reformed shopaholic (thanks to the hubs), I totally get this so I'm not surprised that a delivery turned my day around.
I had ordered a Scentsy product and all at once I could imagine my house clean and smelling good! I didn't want to plug that yummy deliciousness in until my house was worthy of it!
So I guess I have two points here. First, find something that motivates you to work out or be more healthy! Secondly, don't let your idea of what has to be perfect or in order to accomplish your fit, healthy or any other goals! You have to start somewhere! Start moving, start buying more veggies and fruits, ask a friend to hold you accountable. Whatever it takes, but start nonetheless!
It should go without saying, this should be your take on anything you might not think you can do. Anything that paralyzes you to inaction. Start, ideas will come, actions will follow and before you know it, you will have hit a goal.
You won't be perfect but who cares! Perfectionism is predictable and boring. Don't let yourself get stuck in a rut because of what you think your life SHOULD be. So happy trails and I look forward to seeing some of you in virtual DanceFIT classes or maybe even the next 6FIT! Trust me, if this one can make this changes, anyone can! Have fun on your new unpredictable trail to new things!
I have all of these rules in my head about things. Take cleaning the house for example: I always dust before I vacuum so if I need to vacuum I feel like things are out of place if I don't also dust. Or something that hits more closely to 6FIT, if I have a goal in mind, such as working out in the morning and then I don't do it, my whole day becomes derailed. I cannot accomplish anything else on my list of tasks because I have not worked out yet.
Clearly this is a waste of time. I guess it goes without saying that I am a very task driven individual who likes lists. This is all well and good until it paralyzes me from moving forward.
Today I really needed to clean my house, it is a disaster! However because I felt I had not gotten up early enough to make it a 'productive day', I continued to procrastinate and paralyzed my to do list. I thought of many reasons to put it off until tomorrow because then I could accomplish the task 'correctly'. Sometimes I am able to just push through these feelings but today I really struggled.
And then something miraculous happened (okay, maybe not a miracle), the UPS man showed up at my door. A delivery! Has anyone ever watched Confessions of a Shopaholic? There is a point in the movie where her love interest asks her why shes shops to excess. She responds that she does it because when she shops, the world gets better. As a reformed shopaholic (thanks to the hubs), I totally get this so I'm not surprised that a delivery turned my day around.
I had ordered a Scentsy product and all at once I could imagine my house clean and smelling good! I didn't want to plug that yummy deliciousness in until my house was worthy of it!
So I guess I have two points here. First, find something that motivates you to work out or be more healthy! Secondly, don't let your idea of what has to be perfect or in order to accomplish your fit, healthy or any other goals! You have to start somewhere! Start moving, start buying more veggies and fruits, ask a friend to hold you accountable. Whatever it takes, but start nonetheless!
It should go without saying, this should be your take on anything you might not think you can do. Anything that paralyzes you to inaction. Start, ideas will come, actions will follow and before you know it, you will have hit a goal.
You won't be perfect but who cares! Perfectionism is predictable and boring. Don't let yourself get stuck in a rut because of what you think your life SHOULD be. So happy trails and I look forward to seeing some of you in virtual DanceFIT classes or maybe even the next 6FIT! Trust me, if this one can make this changes, anyone can! Have fun on your new unpredictable trail to new things!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Cellulite
When I first read about the 6FIT program, I was interested in it on so many levels. Three of the six weeks have been completed and I can say that I feel better than I have in a very long time!
There have been some big changes in my life and our household. I went from exercising, well, never, to exercising 6 days a week. Apparently this agrees with my body and it has been so much easier than I thought because of all of the support that you have in the program. We went from eating way too many processed foods to eating whole grains, fruits and veggies! It's been an amazing lifestyle change, one that will follow me after 6FIT is completed (and I'll definitely be doing another 6FIT, I love it!)
From the beginning, it has been an overall goal to become healthier which would hopefully lead to some changes on the scale and some toning up. I haven't put a ton of focus on these though so imagine my surprise today when I caught a glimpse of my thighs in the mirror today:
My cellulite was virtually gone! I did a little happy dance. :)
I have 2.5 weeks left so here's to a much healthier me by the end with NO cellulite. :) The next 6FIT starts at the end of March, what are you waiting for? Get on board!
There have been some big changes in my life and our household. I went from exercising, well, never, to exercising 6 days a week. Apparently this agrees with my body and it has been so much easier than I thought because of all of the support that you have in the program. We went from eating way too many processed foods to eating whole grains, fruits and veggies! It's been an amazing lifestyle change, one that will follow me after 6FIT is completed (and I'll definitely be doing another 6FIT, I love it!)
From the beginning, it has been an overall goal to become healthier which would hopefully lead to some changes on the scale and some toning up. I haven't put a ton of focus on these though so imagine my surprise today when I caught a glimpse of my thighs in the mirror today:
My cellulite was virtually gone! I did a little happy dance. :)
I have 2.5 weeks left so here's to a much healthier me by the end with NO cellulite. :) The next 6FIT starts at the end of March, what are you waiting for? Get on board!
Friday, February 3, 2012
Push through
Just a clarification, I am still very excited about 6FIT! I may even have another friend in VA doing it next time, whoo-hoo!
However, I feel a little burnt out. I'm very glad that we change focus every week because it helps hold both my attention and my energy. This week has been a struggle though, I haven't wanted to eat right. It doesn't help that we had friends over on Wednesday night and had a wonderful potluck. And last night, that is another story. My hubs wanted to go out for wings and I gave in because I had just found out next week was vegetarian week. Yikes. At least I ate a salad but I will admit to some wings.
At least today is a new day, a new commitment to eating healthy. There is no doubt that I feel better when I eat healthier food (my body did not like those wings after I ate them, they sat there like rocks in my stomach) but I need a little jump start to keep me accountable! I just keep pushing through and I know if I do, the motivation will come back!
Thank goodness we aren't going anywhere for SuperBowl Sunday! :) No temptation for me. I have cleared out all the junk food from our house (I know it's three weeks in but my hubs is very frugal and would not let me throw out his cookies and chips). So what I have to remember in all of this is, I still eat so much more out of the refrigerator now (read: fresh!). This is a very large accomplishment for me so I will take victory in that!
With that, I hear my little man stirring from his nap. See you in the trenches!
However, I feel a little burnt out. I'm very glad that we change focus every week because it helps hold both my attention and my energy. This week has been a struggle though, I haven't wanted to eat right. It doesn't help that we had friends over on Wednesday night and had a wonderful potluck. And last night, that is another story. My hubs wanted to go out for wings and I gave in because I had just found out next week was vegetarian week. Yikes. At least I ate a salad but I will admit to some wings.
At least today is a new day, a new commitment to eating healthy. There is no doubt that I feel better when I eat healthier food (my body did not like those wings after I ate them, they sat there like rocks in my stomach) but I need a little jump start to keep me accountable! I just keep pushing through and I know if I do, the motivation will come back!
Thank goodness we aren't going anywhere for SuperBowl Sunday! :) No temptation for me. I have cleared out all the junk food from our house (I know it's three weeks in but my hubs is very frugal and would not let me throw out his cookies and chips). So what I have to remember in all of this is, I still eat so much more out of the refrigerator now (read: fresh!). This is a very large accomplishment for me so I will take victory in that!
With that, I hear my little man stirring from his nap. See you in the trenches!
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